The RTS outlines PoM’s tariffs (otherwise known as Port charges and fees) for Prescribed Services that will apply from 1 July 2019. PoM also today submitted to the Essential Services Commission of Victoria (ESC) its Tariff Compliance Statement (TCS) for 2019-20. The TCS explains how PoM has complied with the Pricing Order in calculating its 2019-20 tariffs.
Port charges and fees will increase by 1.3 per cent in 2019-20 (except for full outbound container wharfage services). The increase is based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12 months to March 2019. The CPI is the All Groups Index Number (weighted average of eight capital cities) published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Port charges for full outbound container wharfage services will decrease by 2.5 per cent from 2018-19 levels. This represents the fourth consecutive year of reductions to these tariffs.
Over the course of 2018-19, PoM has continued its proactive engagement with Port Users and other stakeholders. PoM has engaged with a wide group of stakeholders from industry, government and across the community and has held extensive consultations on the Port Development Strategy (PDS) and the Port Rail Transformation Project (Rail Project). PoM has also undertaken broad business engagement, where various issues were discussed including:
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the potential for tariff re-balancing
- the importance of innovation to address emerging trends in supply chain management, and
- the current and potential future impact of drought on agricultural production.
PoM would like to thank customers and port users for their valuable comments during the RTS consultation process.
PoM looks forward to continue working collaboratively with industry stakeholders over the next 12 months.
A copy of PoM’s 2019-20 RTS is available on PoM’s website.
Zoran Kostadinoski
Regional Manager VIC | TAS | SA, CBFCA